Detail

Area

Kazakhstan

Commodity Group

Grains

Commodity

Wheat

Date

13/02/2014

Policy Category

Consumption and marketing

Policy Instrument

Government procurement

Description

Announced that 509 000 tonnes of grain would be sold at a fixed price of KZT 30 000 per tonne (USD 163) to the domestic market between February and August, seeking to stabilize bread prices following the devaluation of its domestic currency.